We love to post short stories on our blog. Most have a hidden message not always easy to decipher, some have a clear moral and others are just plain fun. At least, we hope that they get you thinking about life and its ups and downs. You might as well as pick up a few useful and interesting words and

The Magpie’s Nest All the birds of the air came to the magpie and asked her to teach them how to build nests. For the magpie is the cleverest bird of all at building nests. So she put all the birds round her and began to show them how to do it. First of all, she took some mud and made a

Winter is generally the coldest season of the year and very often the driest too. We thought that as we are going through a cold spell right now, it might encourage you to use or brush up on some of the many expressions which have as their root the word “cold”. A coldfish: someone who appears

A few so-called healthy habits we should probably give up The low-fat obsession In recent years millions of people seeking to lose weight have opted for a low-fat diet. They choose margarine over butter and fat-free instead of regular foods. But it doesn’t seem to work. The results of trials